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St. Louis City vs Houston Dynamo Prediction— USA - MLS

Matchday 21 ·Sunday, August 23, 2026, 00:30

St. Louis City logo
St. Louis City
PPG 1.89 · HOME
LAST 5
DWDWD
2 – 1
FULL TIME
✓ MODEL PICK HIT · BTTS
Houston Dynamo logo
Houston Dynamo
PPG 1.60 · AWAY
LAST 5
WWWLD

// Model verdict

BTTS

Model probability 53.0% vs bookmaker-implied 60.6%.

Poisson scoreline matrix HOME ↓ / AWAY →

01234+ 0 0-07.1%0-17.6%0-24.1%0-31.4%0-4+0.5%1 1-011.2%1-112.0%1-26.4%1-32.3%1-4+0.8%2 2-08.8%2-19.4%2-25.0%2-31.8%2-4+0.6%3 3-04.6%3-14.9%3-22.6%3-30.9%3-4+0.3%4+ 4+-02.6%4+-12.8%4+-21.5%4+-30.5%4+-4+0.2%
Cell shade = scoreline probability LOW HIGH · ▣ FT RESULT

Markets vs the line MODEL / ODDS / EV

MarketModelImpliedOddsEV
Home win 46.1% 50.0% 2.00 -7.8%
Draw 25.4% 30.3% 3.30 -9.7%
Away win 28.5% 30.3% 3.30 -3.6%
Over 2.5 50.9% 57.1% 1.75 -10.9%
Over 3.5 30.9% 36.4% 2.75 -15.0%
BTTS 53.0% 60.6% 1.65 -12.6%
Home O1.5 46.4% 50.0% 2.00 -7.2%
Away O1.5 34.4% 38.2% 2.62 -9.9%

League track record

Based on 109 resolved predictions

1X2 Acc 46%
O2.5 61%
BTTS 64%
Score Hit 48%
ROI -18.9%
Bet Hit 52%

Correct score prediction CORRECT SCORE MODEL

2 – 1 27%CONFIDENCE
✓ HIT — EXACT SCORE
xG (home)1.6 xG (away)1.1 BTTS prob53.0%

H 46% / xG 1.6-1.1 / O2.5 51% / BTTS 53%

Top 5 Poisson scorelines

#1 1–1 12.0%
#2 1–0 11.2%
#3 2–1 9.4%
#4 2–0 8.8%
#5 0–0 7.1%

Expected goals MODEL xG

St. Louis City1.6
Houston Dynamo1.1

COMBINED 2.6 xG → O2.5 PROB 50.9% · O3.5 PROB 30.9%

Form & verdict PPG

ST. LOUIS CITY · PPG 1.89

HOUSTON DYNAMO · PPG 1.60

⚠ LOW CONFIDENCE - ✓ FAIR - Moderate advantage | No clear value
52%
MODERATE_HOME

xG gap +0.51 - moderate Home edge

Win probability 1X2

St. Louis City (H) 46.1%
ODDS 2.00 · IMPLIED 50.0% EV -7.8%
Draw 25.4%
ODDS 3.30 · IMPLIED 30.3% EV -9.7%
Houston Dynamo (A) 28.5%
ODDS 3.30 · IMPLIED 30.3% EV -3.6%

Season Statistics average per match · 22 matches · 2026

St. Louis City ▾ lower is better Houston Dynamo

Attack

13.5
Shots
13.1
4.3
Shots on target
4.5
5.2
Shots off target
5.4
4.0
Blocked shots
3.2
9.1
Shots inside box
7.7
4.5
Shots outside box
5.4
31.9%
Shooting accuracy
34.4%
34.7%
Goals per shot on target
30.3%
1.50
Goals
1.36
1.40
xG for
1.17

Defence

10.8
Shots faced
11.8
3.6
Shots on target faced
3.7
1.36
Goals conceded
1.18
1.01
xG against
1.20
2.4
Goalkeeper saves
2.6

Control

51.1%
Possession
46.2%
456
Passes
437
391
Accurate passes
380
85.7%
Pass accuracy
87.1%
5.6
Corners
4.3
4.3
Corners faced
4.8
1.8
Offsides
1.5

Discipline

13.3
Fouls
10.7
2.0
Yellow cards
2.0
0.09
Red cards
0.27

Match Preview & Prediction

St. Louis City face Houston Dynamo in USA - MLS on Sunday, August 23, 2026. Our Poisson-based model has analysed both teams' form, attack and defence strength to generate the prediction below. The model gives St. Louis City a 46% chance, the draw 25% and Houston Dynamo 28%, so St. Louis City are favoured to win. Expected goals are 1.6 for St. Louis City and 1.1 for Houston Dynamo (2.6 total). The most likely scoreline is 1-1. There is a 51% chance of over 2.5 goals and a 53% chance of both teams scoring. On recent form, St. Louis City are averaging 1.89 points per game versus 1.60 for Houston Dynamo. This match finished 2-1.

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